Barry Asin
Chief Analyst
A leading authority on workforce solutions worldwide, Barry Asin is renowned for his expertise on staffing and contingent labor. He served as president of Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) from 2010 through 2024, with overall responsibility for the company’s strategy, operations and growth on a global basis. He has been with the company since 2003, where he previously led the team responsible for SIA’s award-winning research and content. As chief analyst he continues to focus on developing SIA’s thought leadership, conference content, long term strategy and product development.
Asin is the co-author of Breaking Through: Leadership Disciplines from Top Performing Staffing Firms and is a frequent speaker at industry events, sharing essential insights on leadership and the challenges, opportunities and rapid transformations around work today. He is often quoted in major business and industry publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Business, CNBC, Marketplace, and MarketWatch among others.
Prior to joining SIA, Asin spent nearly 12 years as a senior executive at global staffing leader Adecco SA. Before Adecco, he held operations management positions with PepsiCo, and he began his professional career with Andersen Consulting, the predecessor of Accenture. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard University and a B.S. in engineering from Princeton University.
Barry is a native of Buffalo, New York. He can be found frequently biking and hiking in the hills, and along the coast near his home in Palo Alto, California.
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Recent Articles
5 Leadership Disciplines You Need To Know To Successfully Grow Your Business - August 23, 2017
August 23, 2017
Competing in today’s staffing marketplace can be challenging, especially if you do not have the appropriate technology and automation strategy. Gain valuable insights from the C-Suite of some of today’s leading staffing firms on what it takes to win in this environment – and what you can do to... More
Workforce Solutions Webinar – The Gig Economy and the Changing Workforce - August 3, 2017
August 4, 2017
- Watch the full webinar on demand
- Explore a myriad of options available when procuring talent as well as winning strategies that create sustainable programs without breaking the bank.
- Duration approximately 1 hour
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - May 2017
May 9, 2017
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
- Economic and employment trends
- Temporary worker survey
- Internal staff compensation estimator | 2017 Edition
- Internal staff survey, and more
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - March 2017
March 13, 2017
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
- Economic and employment trends
- Are temps turning to human cloud services? Staffing buyers, Executive Forum highlights and more
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - February 2017
February 7, 2017
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
- Economic and employment trends
- Legal and regulatory update, M&A roundup, Buyer Survey, RPO and more
Workforce Solutions Ecosystem: 2016 Update
September 14, 2016
- This report is the first update to Staffing Industry Analysts Workforce Solutions Ecosystem, initially released in September 2015. It aims to highlight interconnected networks comprising the Staffing Industry and other types of Workforce Solutions and notes the changes to the industry in the last... More
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - October 2016
October 12, 2016
- Download presentation slides (PDF)
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to Corporate Members only)
- Economic and employment trends
- Contingent workforce usage and buyer projections
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - July 2016
July 12, 2016
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand
- Contingent workforce estimates and characteristics
- Affordable Care Act update
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - November 2016
November 15, 2016
- Download presentation slides (PDF)
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand (available to corporate members only)
- Economic and employment trends
- Changes in overtime laws: what staffing firms need to know
Staffing Industry Report Webinar - June 2016
June 7, 2016
- Watch the full, one-hour webinar on demand
- 2016 Temporary Worker Survey
- Dynamics within various occupational segments discussed